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Reply: Board Game Art and Graphic Design:: Re: Birds Eye View of Landscape

by substandardtim Thanks for the replies everybody. I am working through it. I have tried topographic maps but they didn't provide the level of detail I wanted on each card. Thanks again.

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: How to Limit Luck of the Draw

by substandardtim Since players can play or discard up to 2 cards and then draw the same amount, I am thinking of doing something where two cards are flipped up next to the deck and players can choose...

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "LOVE it or HATE it (Games with a strong...

by substandardtimRelated Item: The ResistanceTedW wrote:Never met anyone who hated this game. Galactica, yes. Resistance, no.Allow me to introduce myself.

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Thread: Board Game Design:: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtim So I am about to submit, Appalachian Trail, my entry into The Game Crafter's Micro Game challenge and I am attempting to squeeze the rules onto the front and back of two cards. The...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtim Thank you for the in depth reply. That is exactly what I was afraid of. Looks like I will have to make a booklet instead of having the rules on cards. Even with that I don't gain a...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtimblack white wrote:Yes, i can understand these rules but i don't see any components so it's hard to play rightly.Why you try to squeeze the rules just on two cards? I think many...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtimtempus42 wrote:Sorry, I'm usually pretty good with game rules, but if I'm restricted to absolutely nothing but the quoted text above and the picture on your post, I don't think I...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtimMeepleplex wrote: Can you place obstacles or improvements diagonally, or must all placements be orthogonal to cards that have already been played?Improvements would always be at right...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtim Okay let me try this again. I have given up on my attempt to squeeze the rules on to 4 card faces. Here is a proper PDF of the rules. Let me know if this all makes...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtimtempus42 wrote:Much clearer! Definitly good enough to be able to play the game.I think my only question is: Can you build Trail cards from both ends (start and goal), or do you have to...

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "My Kickstarter Wins and Losses"

by substandardtimRelated Item: The Hatter's Table But there is a certain point to be made that he presumably wasn't spending that money on something else while he was waiting for the project to fund....

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "My Kickstarter Wins and Losses"

by substandardtimRelated Item: The Hatter's Table I'm not suggesting it was the last $25 (though I have seen people do dumber things). Just arguing the economic side of it in that there is an...

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "My Kickstarter Wins and Losses"

by substandardtimRelated Item: The Hatter's Table You're missing my point but it is your Geeklist so I won't argue it further.

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Are These Rules Sufficient? [Appalachian Trail]

by substandardtim Well here it is:http://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/appalachian-trailWhile not officially available for publication for another 10 days, I was still able to submit the contest entry...

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File: Appalachian Trail:: Appalachian Trail Rules

by substandardtim New File: Appalachian Trail Rules for Board Game: Appalachian Trail

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Flickin' Cars With Guns - Hot Wheels in my...

by substandardtim This really looks fun.My first thought from glancing at the rules was to get rid of the tape measure and use a ruler. Tape measure just feels very clunky.

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Reply: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri:: Reviews:: Re: Knowing CivII, it was time...

by substandardtim Easily one of my favorites of all time. The Alien Crossfire expansion added another good layer onto what was already a great game.

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "Video Games Beaten by VGGers in 2013"

by substandardtimRelated Item: Sid Meier's Alpha Centaurihttp://pandora.proxy-studios.com/This game was just released last week and is claiming to be a "spiritual successor" to Alpha Centauri....

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by substandardtimAppalachian Trail - The first game played with the first deck printed

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Thread: Press Releases:: The Appalachian Trail - Now Available

by substandardtim I have just published my first game, Appalachian Trail, via The Game Crafter. It is part of the Micro Game Challenge that is being voted on during the next 5 days.Here are the details...

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by substandardtimThat Forest Ranger will come in handy to remove an obstacle.

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by substandardtimAppalachian Trail in progress.

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by substandardtimFirst completed game of Appalachian Trail with published deck. I lost...

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Reply: Press Releases:: Re: Smaash.me Beta - an exciting new social media...

by substandardtim Just FYI your site is completely unusable on iOS.

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Reply: Appalachian Trail:: General:: Re: Almost bought it.

by substandardtim Thanks for checking it out and I appreciate the feedback.The reason for the price is mainly due to the nature The Game Crafter. But I do want to try and reconfigure a couple of the...

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Reply: Appalachian Trail:: General:: Re: Almost bought it.

by substandardtim No, I get it. I've been burned by bad games and since anyone can publish on The Game Crafter there are plenty of bad games on there. Like I said I will be making a video tomorrow,...

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Proposed BoardGameArena.com games"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: Appalachian Trail has been added to the geeklist Proposed BoardGameArena.com games

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Reply: Appalachian Trail:: General:: Re: Almost bought it.

by substandardtimhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki5YHb-Z2KgThere is the video, only a couple days late. Some of the editing isn't the best because I had only the YouTube editor at my disposal.One...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Where to send a game to be printed?

by substandardtim I looking at Superior POD for my cards. Their price seems really good.http://www.superiorpod.com/

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: First Time Designer

by substandardtim I personally like starting with a theme idea for a game and then building the mechanics out from there based on what feels right for the theme.What interests you? What themes haven't...

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: The Speicherstadt has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: 7 Wonders has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose

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GeekList: Games I (almost) Always Lose At

by substandardtim A new GeekList has been posted Games I (almost) Always Lose At

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: Armadöra has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: Flash Point: Fire Rescue has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: Tokaido has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: Pirates of the Spanish Main has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose At"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: King of Tokyo has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose At

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GeekList Item: Item for Geeklist "Games I (almost) Always Lose At"

by substandardtim An item Board Game: Fairy Tale has been added to the geeklist Games I (almost) Always Lose At

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Thread: Board Game Design:: Mystery/Detective Game

by substandardtim So after successfully creating a game for The Game Crafter's Micro Game challenge with Appalachian Trail, I got sucked into the idea of working on a game for their next challenge...

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Mystery/Detective Game

by substandardtim Thanks for all the well thought out replies. I keep trying to puzzle this out in my head and you guys have given me more angles to consider. And as one person suggested, playing or at...

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